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Joe Manchin: “You do not have any leverage.”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2022
You do not have any leverage.
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin points out the lack of power workers have in negotiations post-bankruptcy.

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